The Red-throated Loon, found by Tom Halliwell on Nov. 23, continues at Budd Lake. Jeff Ellerbusch put the other species on the lake in finer focus this afternoon. The Scaup raft, which has also been present all week, contains two Greater Scaup to accompany the 16 Lesser Scaup. 6 Red-breasted Mergansers are in the lake as well as 20 Common Mergansers. The gull numbers are increasing. Jeff counted 113 Herring Gulls which continued to arrive as he was there. Budd Lake is a favorite winter roosting spot for gulls. It has been a reliable location hosting Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Morris County the past few years. Through diligent and regular searching, a white-winged gull seems an inevitability at Budd Lake in the future.